AK RIU picnic/meetup

My lady says shes in!
I have a small propane grill we can keep stuff warm in if we need to as well

AlaskaHashMan said:

I have an inverter for my car so we can run the crock off a extension cord if close enough or just keep it hot at the car until feeding time.

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I thought of that too... My inverter is 150 watts peak, the crock pot I have is 1200 watts...

This is really coming together guys!!!!

fuckcancer87 said:

This is really coming together guys!!!!

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Hell yea! First annual AK RIU picnic! Also guys feel free to bring anyone you like to this thing. It does not have to be just us. If you know other like minded folks that wanna get more involved in our community by all means bring em along!

My dumbass would just hook it up to my snapon inverter. probably smoke the thing better than that chicken i'm bringing.

Just learned I'll likely not have a vehicle to drive up to Kincaid that weekend damnit. Anyone heading up from anywhere on the Kenai peninsula? I realize its a lot to ask but carpooling may be my only option... I'll gladly help with gas etc!

we'll get you there. somehow...

elkamino said:

Just learned I'll likely not have a vehicle to drive up to Kincaid that weekend damnit. Anyone heading up from anywhere on the Kenai peninsula? I realize its a lot to ask but carpooling may be my only option... I'll gladly help with gas etc!

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Id drive down on friday to make sure you got a ride boss! Well figure it out!

AKrbb907 said:

Id drive down on friday to make sure you got a ride boss! Well figure it out!

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AlaskaHashMan said:

we'll get you there. somehow...

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damn that's some community love! I'm in anchorage but I could throw like 20 bones that way ^ to "reimburse" some gas expenses... I know its not much, but every little bit helps!

I got 20 on gas as well! This thing will not vanish. It will happen!

Aw shucks you guys/gals are awesome! Big props to AlaskaHashMan, Fuckcancer, FrozenChosen and AKRBB907! I'm a middle-aged dude and it sounds dorky but I'll admit I kinda welled up when I saw all your kind offers. I mean RIU is the only online community I've ever been a part of, and its humbling for all you kind folks to offer assistance to some random dude who needs a ride! I owe you all a bowl!

While the offer for gas $ is super generous, I recommend putting the dough into Kalua pork or whatever you're bringing to the bbq because I can cover my gas, I just don't think I'll have a rig. I share a vehicle with my lady, and she needs it that weekend to shuttle visiting family... which means she won't make it to the picnic either dangit!

Anyway, all this encouragement is inspiring, and I'm not giving up yet. I may be able to borrow a friend's rig ("Hey Jim, I was wondering if I could borrow your truck to go to a ganja picnic/meet-n-greet in Anchorage" or soemthing like that? LOL). Or maybe take the train or shuttle- they're unknown to me but I'll look into it.

Also, I'll be coming from Seward, and can get to Tern Lake to carpool, so if anyone's coming from Homer/Soldotna/Kenai/etc. it wouldn't be out of your way...

I'll get something figured out, and thanks again for the support!!!

I'm scratching hard for a reason to make the 400 mile trip.
I'll keep working on it.

Ok, some outdoor show,sale is the reason to come to Anchor town. I'm sure were having one then. Or what kind of work do you do, maybe a client. Need any heavy equipment parts or something like that. You know that on Monday after the picnic you'll remember what you needed. lol

Elkamino, I'll take you home or bring you no problem. I love to drive and the Kenai/Seward drive is nice without RV's doing 5MPH.


OOOh OOOh shit I was just thinking that I finally feel like fishing again after taking the last couple of years off
(two summers fishing commercially on Kalgin Island will do that) . So thats' it, I'll plan on at least hitting nash rd.. RIU fishing trip perhaps... I have a friend whose family owns a kenai charter company, I'll talk to him about it.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I'm scratching hard for a reason to make the 400 mile trip.
I'll keep working on it.

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Well hell of course we'd love to see the venerable GWN at the shindig! But FOUR HUNDRED MILES is a helluva long ways for a picnic... can't you just justify the haul with a trip to Costco or something?!

Also my wife expressed some reservations because she has a decent job in a great financial institution here in town and knows everywhere she goes she see's members. So discretion is a must if she comes and you see here at work afterwards .

Thanks Hashman! I'll still try to get a ride figured out but will keep you in the loop as it comes together. But YES IN ADVANCE to an RIU fishing trip too! This picnic is gonna be off the hook!

Gotta say that I'm no RIU sourdough but damn I miss the rep button! Seriously, if anything deserves rep it'd be a 5-hrs-out-of-your-way trip to pick a brotha up to go to a picnic!

Sure can't get that BBQ pork out my mind, either...

it's my personal hell that we live one block from Hula Hands. it's a Hawaiian place that makes my whole neighborhood smell like Pig

AlaskaHashMan said:

.. RIU fishing trip perhaps... I have a friend whose family owns a kenai charter company, I'll talk to him about it.

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HELL YEAH! FISH ON!

AlaskaHashMan said:

Also my wife expressed some reservations because she has a decent job in a great financial institution here in town and knows everywhere she goes she see's members. So discretion is a must if she comes and you see here at work afterwards.

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Ditto, That is my wife's one main reservation.... she as well does see members EVERYWHERE and her company wouldn't condone this either....

GreatwhiteNorth said:

discretion is the key.

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FrozenChozen said:

Key to life Sir!

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AlaskaHashMan said:

it's my personal hell that we live one block from Hula Hands. it's a Hawaiian place that makes my whole neighborhood smell like Pig

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Mmmmm pig......

GreatwhiteNorth said:

I'm scratching hard for a reason to make the 400 mile trip.
I'll keep working on it.

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Ammo Can has .22lr.... Costco.... Cabela's.... Bush Company.... Have you seen Fred Meyer's in midtown since it was remodeled? Can you hear that sweet piggy calling your name yet?

FrozenChozen said:

Ammo Can has .22lr.... Costco.... Cabela's.... Bush Company.... Have you seen Fred Meyer's in midtown since it was remodeled? Can you hear that sweet piggy calling your name yet?

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Fucker !